中西方饮食文化差异(英文版)演讲稿

next,i willtalkaboutthedifferencesbetweenchineseandwesterndiet culture. first, chinese use chopsticks and soup spoons. we use the bowls asthe container of rice. while the western use knifves and folks.they use plates as containers of food and eat food as soon as they cut them.second, we have different eating habits. chinese have a saying “good things for breakfast. eating a big meal for lunch but eating less at dinner. ”many americans agree that one should start the day with a good breakfast, but theirideas about lunch and dinner are different.mostamericansonly givethemselvesa short timefor lunch.so they eata small lunch. after work they will have more time to eat a big dinner.since the differences between chinese and western philosophy, the concept of diet is quite different. people in western countries pay much attention on the nutrients. they care about how many calories, vitamins and protein should betaken.evenwhenthe tasteis thesame,it mustbe eatenbecauseof the nutrition.on the contrary, chinese cares more about food color, smell, taste,and shape.for table manners,chinese people prefer to toast each other and urge others to drink more in a lively atmosphere. very often you can hear people talking and laughing loudly, and they are just having a good time. in america it is notlike this. they want a quiet place where they can enjoy a good meal. ifsomeoneis talkingtoo loudly,the manager ofthe restaurantmay comeout and ask them to be quiet.finally, let s talk about two details of the differences.first of all, the making methodofchinesefoodisdifferentfromwestern-stylefood.inawestern-style food cookbook, various ingredients have been indicated several grams,severalspoonsor severalcups,even the sizeof the egg willall be explained.i thinkit islikedoingexperimentsin the laboratory.so,making western-stylefood is easy,so long as you cook accordingto the cookbook manual. but it is not an easy thing that you want to make fine chinese food.even if you have bought the cookbook. because the chinese cookbook will not tell you several grams of ingredient, for example salt, chinese cookbook just tell you appropriate amount of salt. why? because the taste of people who livein different places is different in china. there is a folk adage in china“southsweet,northsalty,easthotand westsour ”. so, agoodcookingrelieson experience and skills when cooks in china.the way that chinese and occidental praise food is different. when praisingfoodchinesewillgenerallysay:“your dishiscookedexcellently,ithas caught up with the level of the restaurant”; but occidental wil